Built detergent compositions containing polyalkyleneglycoliminodiacetic acid

Abstract

Detergent compositions comprising an organic synthetic detergent and N-polyalkyleneglycol-N,N-diacetic acid as a builder, with, optionally, organic solvents such as mono- and di-propyleneglycolmonobutyl ethers. The compositions are hard surface cleaners having reduced filming and streaking characteristics.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A detergent composition for cleaning hard surfaces, having reduced filming and streaking characteristics, and consisting essentially of from about 0.01% to about 95% of an organic synthetic surfactant, and from about 0.05% to about 95% of a detergent builder compound of the formula: ##STR3## wherein each R is selected from the group consisting of ethylene and propylene; n is a number from 2 to about 8; and each M is either hydrogen or a salt-forming cation. 
     
     
       2. The composition of claim 1 wherein said detergency builder compound has the formula:   HO--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --N(CH.sub.2 COOM).sub.2.     
     
     
       3. The composition of claim 1 containing, as an additional ingredient, from about 1% to about 15% of an organic solvent having the formula R 1  O--R 2  O-- m  H wherein each R 1  is an alkyl group which contains from about 4 to about 8 carbon atoms, each R 2  is selected from the group consisting of ethylene or propylene, and m is a number from 1 to about 3. 
     
     
       4. A hard surface cleaner composition according to claim 1 having from about 0.01% to about 15% of an organic synthetic surfactant and from about 0.05% to about 10% of a detergency builder of the formula: ##STR4## wherein each R is selected from the group consisting of ethylene and propylene; n is a number from 2 to about 8; and each M is either hydrogen or a salt-forming cation. 
     
     
       5. The composition of claim 4 wherein said detergency builder compound has the formula:   HO--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O--C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --N(CH.sub.2 COOM).sub.2.     
     
     
       6. The composition of claim 4 wherein the amount of said organic synthetic surfactant is from about 0.1% to about 5% and the amount of said detergency builder is from about 2% to about 8%. 
     
     
       7. The composition of claim 4 in the form of an aqueous liquid. 
     
     
       8. The composition of claim 4 containing, as an additional ingredient, from about 1% to about 15% of an organic solvent have a boiling point above 20° C. 
     
     
       9. The composition of claim 8 wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and cycloalkyl hydrocarbons and halohydrocarbons, alpha olefins, benzyl alcohol, pine oil, glycol ethers, isopropanol, and diols containing 6 to 16 carbon atoms. 
     
     
       10. The composition of claim 8 wherein the solvent is a diol containing from about 8 to about 12 carbon atoms. 
     
     
       11. The composition of claim 8 wherein the solvent is 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol. 
     
     
       12. The composition of claim 4 containing, as an additional ingredient, from about 1% to about 15% of an organic solvent having the formula R 1  O--R 2  O-- m  H wherein each R 1  is an alkyl group which contains from about 4 to about 8 carbon atoms, each R 2  is selected from the group consisting of ethylene or propylene, and m is a number from 1 to about 3. 
     
     
       13. The composition of claim 12 wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of dipropyleneglycolmonobutyl ether, monopropyleneglycolmonobutyl ether, diethyleneglycolmonohexyl ether, monoethyleneglycolmonohexyl ether, and mixtures thereof.